"Go, attack those two ships!" Gu Rong saw the damage caused by the "Princess" and the "Flying Fish" to his side, and sent more than a dozen fireships to outflank the other party. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In traditional naval warfare, one relies on bows and arrows, the other relies on fire attacks, and then hand-to-hand combat. As an experienced pirate leader, Gu Rong knew that the other party's two big ships that opened their guns were very difficult to deal with, and it was definitely not possible to attack with bows and arrows, the opponent's ships were much higher than his own ships, not to mention whether he could shoot arrows in the sea breeze, and he knew that the other party had a lot of muskets by listening to the sound of "bang bang bang", and he used his own limited bow and arrow to bombard the opponent's muskets? If you think about it, you can't beat people.

As for hand-to-hand combat, let alone think about it, Gu Rong had already seen many of his own ships trying to engage in broadside battles with the other party, but they did not succeed in getting on the opponent's deck under the fire of the opponent's musket.

Then there is only one way, which is to attack with a fireboat, Gu Rong knows that the leader of the other party must be on top of those two big ships, as long as he can set fire to those two big ships, he still has a chance to win!

Under Gu Rong's strict orders, more than a dozen fireships desperately sailed towards the "Flying Fish" and "Princess". Of course, the ships in front of the two ships could not allow the other party to cross them and attack their own flagships, and they all rushed towards the incoming ships, and in the fierce collision, several fireships were knocked over, but the remaining seven or eight still broke through the barrier and sailed towards the two ships.

Of course, the crews of the "Exocet" and "Princess" saw the enemy ships rushing towards them, and without waiting for orders, the gunners on the two ships spontaneously opened fire on the incoming ships.

The fireship had been ignited, and it rushed towards the two ships at a rapid speed, and the pirates on board got into the small boat tied to the stern of the fireship and cut the ropes.

"Bang bang bang" cannon bombardment, a fireboat is being hit, the firewood on the ship is flying all over the sky, the sparks flicker like a meteor shower, countless sparks fall into the sea, making a "snort" sound.

During the sniper fire from the artillery, five or six fireships were sunk by artillery fire, and only two fireboats broke out of the shell and crashed into the "Princess" at the same time. Each of the fireships had sharp ramming angles on its head, and it was fast-piercing into the hull of the Princess. The flames on the two ships were soaring, and the sea breeze added to the flames, and the flames swept towards the hull.

The hulls of ships of this era were all wooden, and they were painted with thick paint on the outside to prevent corrosion, and they could not resist the burning of fire.

From a distance, seeing the two fireships crashing into the opponent's largest ship, Gu Rong waved his arms excitedly, this must be the opponent's flagship, as long as it is burned, the opponent's morale will definitely drop greatly, and his side will be able to win this naval battle.

"Inspection, two fireboats are on fire!" A crew member reported loudly to Ren Siqi that the crew standing on the deck had already felt the heat of the flames.

"Smash it with an iron anchor!" Ren Siqi did not panic, and calmly gave orders.

There are four iron anchors on the "Princess", each weighing five or six hundred pounds. More than a dozen crew members moved the iron anchor, aimed at the fireship and threw it down. The deck of the "Princess" was more than a foot high from the fireship, and if it was smashed down at such a high height, the entire fireship would be smashed, and the collision angle that was stuck in the hull of the "Princess" would be smashed immediately, and in this way the two fireships would be separated from the "Princess." The Princess moved forward, and the fireship was left behind.

Gu Rong didn't be happy for a while, when he saw that his two fireships were smashed open, "sigh", Gu Rong sighed, he knew that it would be difficult to win today.

At this time, the situation on the sea was almost one-sided, and the officers and soldiers with fewer ships were fighting against the pirates with more ships. The officers and soldiers were all big ships, and there were many musketeers on board, so it was not so easy to engage in broadside battles, and both sides were moving rapidly, and the pirate's small ships could not resist the collision of the other party, let alone engage in broadside battles with the other side. What's even more hateful is that there are still a large number of guns on the two large ships of the other side, and the pirate ships have been sunk by artillery and damaged as many as ten ships.

Looking at the battle situation on the sea, Gu Rong frowned, when did the official army become so powerful!

"Big boss, I can't stand it, let's withdraw quickly!" One of his subordinates shouted at Gu Rong in a panic.

Remove? Where to retreat? If you flee into the sea, the officials and troops may not be able to catch up, but what about the foundation of Sijiao Mountain? After all, everyone's family members are on the island!

Just as Gu Rong was hesitating, a ship had already escaped.

"Big boss, don't hesitate, the one surnamed Song has already fled." The men are urging.

Gu Rong raised his eyes and saw that the second master, Song Liben, fled far away with his ships, and they did not flee to the Sijiao Mountain Village, but fled far away to the open sea.

Seeing that someone fled first, the other pirates also fled in boats, and the rabble was like this, and everyone could be brave in a good fight, but the war was slightly unfavorable, and they ran faster than anyone else.

"Withdraw!" Gu Rong sighed and gave an order.

"Where's the big boss?" The subordinate said he didn't understand.

Where to withdraw? Those surnamed Song can flee to the open sea, but they can't abandon their families and run away.

"Go back to Sijiao Mountain and stick to the cottage!" Gu Rongdao.

In fact, there is no need for Gu Rong's order, except for the newly joined second master, most of the other pirates are fishermen from Sijiao Mountain, and Sijiao Mountain is their old nest. After losing the battle, it is natural to flee back to the lair.

The remaining twenty or thirty pirate ships fled in a swarm, and the Daishan fleet was naturally going to beat the water dogs. The "Princess" and "Exocet" raised their full sails, picked up speed and chased after them, bombarding each other with the guns on the side of the ship.

The pirates' ships fled to the lair at a rapid pace, disembarking on the shore and fleeing to the shore, their lives at stake, and the ships they were on were not taken care of.

Under the bombardment of artillery, the pirates fled to the shore like lost dogs, did not dare to stay, and continued to flee to the middle of the island, until they escaped from the range of artillery bombardment.

Gu Rong held his knees and panted fiercely, and finally stood up after catching his breath, and when he counted his subordinates, he felt dizzy in front of him. When they went, there were more than 800 pirates, nearly 900 pirates, and only 500 escaped safely, and nearly half of them were thrown into the vast sea, not to mention all the ships.

In this battle, the vitality of the pirates of Sijiao Mountain was greatly damaged, and if they want to recover to the pre-war period, they may not be able to do it in a few years!

"Go back to the village!" These two words burst out from between his teeth, and Gu Rong took the lead towards the cottage on the hill. The officers and soldiers will definitely not give up, and the fierce battle is probably still to come. We must rush back to the cottage as soon as possible, pack up, fight or flee, and prepare as soon as possible. At this time, Gu Rong had no hope of defeating the official army.

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